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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2012; 18(46): 6720-6728
Published online Dec 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i46.6720
Table 2 Summary of retrospective single-institutional experience with surgical resection of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor after treatment with imatinib mesylate n (%)
Ref.Number of patientsR0/R1 resections
Sym et al[47]2415 (62)
DeMatteo et al[25]4939 (80)
Gronchi et al[48]3831 (82)
Raut et al[49]6957 (83)
Rutkowski et al[51]2422 (92)
Bonvalot et al[46]2215 (68)
Andtbacka et al[50]4622 (48)
Totals272201 (74)